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What’s In A Name?: Degas, Double the Gold, Norma Jean B., Carpe Eros

DEGAS
It's wonderful to have a son of established stallion Munnings (Speightstown) called Degas. From artist to artist: from celebrated English traditionalist Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) to major French Impressionist Edgar Degas (1834-1917), both great painters of horse scenes–and not only, obviously. Artists have got to stick together.

7th-Timonium, $52,080, Opt. Clm ($16,000), 8-28, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:20.04, ft, 4 lengths.
DEGAS (g, 4, Munnings–Welcome Dance {MSW, $164,442}, by Henny Hughes) Lifetime Record: 23-2-4-6, $109,960. O-John Oller & C and B Stables; B-Ramona S. Bass, LLC (KY); T-Charles L. Frock

DOUBLE THE GOLD
Brilliant 2-year-old Del Mar winner Double the Gold carries a name with a clever wordplay on the most precious of metals. 'All that glitters is not gold,' according to Shakespeare, while a Led Zeppelin song has the opposite line: 'All that glitters is gold.' In any case true gold glitters unmistakably.

Double the Gold, g, 2, Goldencents–Golden Po, by Gold Fever.
Del Mar, 9-2, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:05.67. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0,
$26,400. B-Susan M Forrester & Judy Curry (KY). *$50,000 Wlg
'19 FTKNOV; $18,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP; $30,000 RNA 2yo '21 OBSMAR.

NORMA JEAN B.
Very fitting to have a Del Mar winning filly with (almost) the original identity of doomed diva Marilyn Monroe–Norma Jean Baker–as she is owned by a stable named after two fictional but celebrated rebellious heroines. The name is fit for a legend.

7th-Del Mar, $78,888, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 9-5, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:35.03, fm, 1 1/2 lengths.
NORMA JEAN B. (f, 4, Tapiture–Lampoon {SW, $231,301}, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 11-2-3-2, $140,839. O-Thelma & Louise Stable LLC; B-Nancy Vanier & Cartwright Thoroughbreds V, LLC (KY); T-Vladimir Cerin. *1/2 to Chortle (Posse), SP, $216,737.

CARPE EROS
The name of the July 28 Remington winner is probably counterintuitive for a gelding and also a bit risqué per se, but makes good sense in view of the pedigree. “Carpe Diem” is usually translated from Latin to English as “Seize The Day,” but the Latin verb “Carpere” is closer in meaning to 'catching' than 'seizing.' 'Catching love' sounds much better (and purer) that 'seizing love.'

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Sept. 17 Insights: Half to Princess Noor Debuts in Intriguing Belmont Sprint

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6th-BEL, $90k, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 3:38 p.m. ET

Seven horses make their career debut in this potential-laden nine-horse field, headed by PROTONIC POWER (Protonico), part of an uncoupled entry for the Todd Pletcher barn. Owned by Sumaya US Stable, who campaigned his sire, the colt is out of Grade III winner Sheza Smoke Show (Wilko), making him a half to 2020 OBS April topper and subsequent Grade I winner Princess Noor (Not This Time). The bay stayed home at Belmont for the summer and shows an upbeat worktab, highlighted by a half-mile gate breeze in :48 2/5 (5/66) over the main track Aug. 28. The other half of the Pletcher duo is Al Shaqab Racing's narrow morning-line favorite Afjan (Uncle Mo). The homebred is the second foal to race out of GSW/MGISP Scarlet Strike (Smart Strike), following this year's British G3 Supreme S. hero Toro Strike (Toronado {Ire}). Scarlet Strike is also a half-sister to Grade I winners Tara's Tango (Unbridled's Song) and Visionaire (Grand Slam). Afjan most recently breezed a sharp five furlongs from the gate over the local training track in 1:00 3/5 (2/28) Sept. 10. Cairama (Cairo Prince) turned heads at OBS March when breezing a furlong in :9 4/5 before hammering for $525,000, 35 times her sire's stud fee and debuts from the rail for the red-hot Steve Asmussen barn. Pegged as a 15-1 longshot on the morning line in his career bow for Nick Zito, Atlantic Thoroughbreds' Atlantic Dancer (American Pharoah) is a half-brother to last year's GII Tampa Bay Derby hero and GI Arkansas Derby runner-up King Guillermo (Uncle Mo) and hammered for $400,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. TJCIS PPs

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Santa Anita’s Winter/Spring Meet to Feature 10 Grade I Races

Santa Anita's Winter/Spring Meet, which opens Sunday, Dec. 26, will be highlighted by 10 Grade I stakes among the 59 graded races on tap for the season. Three Grade I events will be featured on opening day: the Runhappy Malibu S., the La Brea S., and the American Oaks. The $750,000 GI Santa Anita Derby will be held Apr. 9. A total of 94 stakes will be offered throughout the season, which ends June 19.

“We have added a significant amount of money to our stakes program along with some minor changes that I think trainers and owners, not only in California, but around the country, will appreciate,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita's director of racing and racing secretary.

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Assiniboia Downs Closes with Near-Record Handle

Assiniboia Downs closed the 2021 season with $36,609,401 wagered over the 51-day meet, the second-highest total handle in the track's history behind 2020 figures. Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions limited spectators and some horsemen early, but fans were able to return mid-season and some inter-provincial travel restrictions were loosened for horsemen, also mid-season.

Trainer Jerry Gourneau won his third training title in the last four years and jockey Jorge Carreno won the jockey title in his first season at the Winnipeg track.

“What another incredible year,” said CEO Darren Dunn. “We are absolutely thrilled with the results from only our second year of the Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday schedule. The market has responded in spades. We have really enjoyed bringing some weekend excitement to weekday racing.”

The 2022 meet at Assiniboia Downs will run from May to September.

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